I am back from the U.K.! Kris and I had an incredible time. I fell completely in love with Edinburgh– the weather, the architecture, the history. It truly is one of the world’s most beautiful cities. I will definitely be going back some day.
As expected, I am now in full panic mode because I got so behind on all my work while I was away, and there is a mountain of things I must get through by the end of the week.
While I run around like I’m on fire, enjoy these pictures!
We rented a lovely little flat in New Town for a week. It was really perfect and very affordable. If you’re going to Scotland, let me know and I’ll send you the details.
There are so many beautiful historic buildings here that it’s nearly impossible to take a bad picture.
The weather was positively glorious while we were there. They were in the middle of a “heatwave”; the high got all the way up to 73 one day.
We didn’t have one disappointing meal the entire time we were there.
We went to a private whisky club and sampled some really fancy whisky, which was pretty much wasted on us.
We both tried the haggis. It wasn’t bad, but definitely was not my favorite.
The best yogurt I’ve ever eaten.
Best sandwich I’ve ever eaten. (I sort of famously don’t like sandwiches, but this was exceptional.) Brie, tomato jam and rocket.
We had afternoon tea at Preston Field House, a very swanky hotel.
The tea was nice, but we were really there to see the Highland cows they keep on the property.
This is Harold.
I have always wanted Highland cows and Harold didn’t change my mind.
We spent two days at the National Museum of Scotland. It’s magnificent and free!
They have far and away the best textiles collection I’ve ever seen.
This is a fulling machine ( like the one Jack builds in World Without End).
I love this photograph of a woman knitting while gathering peat.
We saw lots of men in kilts. I think I mentioned in an early post that it was graduation week in Edinburgh, so there were lots of young graduates in kilts being taken out to lunch by proud parents.
I was really knocked out by these kilts! These guys are the bellmen at the Hotel Missoni.
On our last full day in Edinburgh we walked ten miles! And I have proof!
I have at least one more post worth of pictures, unless y’all have been bored to death already.
with three colored wrist bands that you can swap out.
lighthousekeeper’s daughter 
